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 Quiet as a Nun - Antonia Fraser
Newest Review: ... the will, but where is it? And who or what is the mysterious 'black Nun' that has been spotted haunting the convent? The ... more  ... dull 'heroine' Jemima Shore is dragged from her supposedly exciting life in London, where she is a television celebrity of sorts and illicit lover of a married MP, to 'investigate'. This is because she attended the convent's school as a girl and still has some sympathies with them, despite clearly preferring her own somewhat mediocre life choices. Her 'investigations' consist largely of chatting to nuns and children, doubting what they say and thinking that she knows best, which doesn't make for an exciting novel.
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Quiet as a Nun - Antonia Fraser: Quiet? Deadly dull and unrealistic. (349 words)
by - written on 28/03/09 (Very useful, 100 readings)
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The title and gothic cover design (on my copy) may very well be the best things about this novel. The premise - that the death of a nun is more mysterious and important than outsiders initially realise - is potentially interesting, but turns out to be dull. There is very little mystery once it is revealed (early on) that the nun had written a will which would, if found and enacted, end the convent's existence. Everyone wants the will, but where is it? And who or what is the mysterious 'black Nun' that has been spotted haunting the convent? The dull 'heroine' Jemima Shore is dragged from her supposedly exciting life in London, where she is a television ... Read the complete review
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